The council may also discuss a request to grant up to $175,000 more to two attorneys handling the city’s attempts to acquire the Sixth Street Embankment. One of the two resolutions authorizing the increased payments says the action is necessary “due to the complexity" of the lawsuit.

The city had previously said a settlement with Conrail was on the horizon. An Aug. 15 memo to the council from Corporation Counsel Bill Matsikoudis says he’s “reasonably optimistic” that settlement can be reached, adding that “our position in the litigation has improved.”

The council may also discuss an item -- on the agenda for its regular Wednesday meeting -- that would award a $63,000 contract to DMR Architects to help plan the relocation of the city's Department of Health and Human Services to 394 Central Ave.